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FIELD NOTES · JUNE 14

What the marsh
teaches about attention

A working note on looking closely enough for the small changes to appear.

At the edge of the water, the mind becomes a more patient instrument. I am trying to write down what changes when I stop looking for a conclusion.

The reeds make a map of the wind. [[Field observations]] keeps returning to the same question: what can a place teach us when we let it set the pace?

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”

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